Thanks to John, Jeff and Susan very helpful i think i am going to try out the white text see if that works :) Andrew >-----Original Message----- >From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org >[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of John C Bullas >Sent: 12 January 2004 19:36 >To: thelist at lists.evolt.org >Subject: RE: [thelist] ms word formatting > > >At 19:19 12/01/2004, you wrote >>are these really the only solutions? If so MS word is very limited indeed. > >Not as a word processor.. it was never designed to bring dead flat forms to >life (see below) > > >>thanks >>Andrew > >Probably YES ;( > >However try asking the MS_word Yahoogroup of >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/word-ms/ >879 users many of which use the more exotic features of word as they are >registered blind ;) > >FB > >You could always buy this? >http://www.scansoft.com/omnipage/ > >see... >http://www.dos.state.ny.us/typePDF.html > >and an example >http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/phd/pdf/approvalform.pdf > >or use PDF functionality to set up forms, your problem is you want to use >the non-existent architecture within >a flat image of a form with no online functionality to produce an eform.. >like trying to make an advent calendar >out of a picture of a house .... Thank you John a